Simpsons creator Matt Groening gave his blessings for the mural to celebrate the show's 25 years on television.

Groening is from Portland, and while the hit cartoon is based in a fictional town, many people associate it with the city in Oregon because of Groening's background.

Groening said he chose to call the Simpsons' hometown Springfield because it's a very common name.

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